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March 10, 2012
Scott Cannon III, Duncanville Councilman, Arrested for Exposing Himself at the King Spa
The folks from the Dallas Police vice squad had an interesting Thursday, going undercover at the apparently lovably bizarre King Spa and Sauna. And they netted themselves an interesting fish: Scott Cannon III, a longtime Duncanville city councilman with a history of letting it fly. Police announced ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Sylvan Thirty to Include "Culinary Incubator" for Local Artisans and Chefs
iheartsylvanthirty.comCatty-corner from The Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff is vast emptiness. The remnants of the Alamo Hotel were swept away long ago, save the vintage sign along Fort Worth Avenue, which serves as a stark reminder of what were once better times for the area. That could change n ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
And Now a Very Verbose Interview with Oak Lawn's Drag Queen Turned Reality TV Star
Chad Fitzgerald owns Cake Guys, a cakery with locations in both Dallas and Duncanville. He's also a constant on season two of TLC's Next Great Baker, which premiered Monday night. (Fitzgerald was part of the night's winning team). The next day, we got with Chad and talked to him about the show's pre ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
TLC's Next Great Baker Starts Tonight With Two Homegrown Contestants
The second season of TLC's Next Great Baker premieres tonight, and two bakers from the metroplex are among the baker's dozen vying for a chance at the grand prize of $100,000, a spread in Brides Magazine and an opportunity to work with the show's host Buddy Valastro in Carlo's Bakery, in Hoboken, Ne ... More >>
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September 5, 2011
Labor Day 2011: Let's Work This Out
One of the best things about being a sportswriter? Getting paid to go to games. One of the worst things about being a sportswriter? Working on holidays. Not that I'm complaining. I've got lots of media friends who are without full-time jobs, and there's nothing more stressful than trying to ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
City's Now Taking Bids For Transit-Oriented "Area Plans" and "Catalyst Project Concepts"
From A New Paradigm: Strategies for Revitalizing Dallas' Distressed NeighborhoodsIn November of '09 we were introduced to St. Louis-based housing developer McCormack Baron Salazar, which was hired by The Real Estate Council to take a long, hard look at potential for development along the DART Gre ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Another Heat-Related Fatality. Another Preventable Death?
R.I.P., Korey StringerIt was 10 years ago that Minnesota Vikings' offensive lineman Korey Stringer dropped dead on the team's training camp field, a victim of a heat stroke. I covered the Vikings' first game in the wake of their teammate's death, a pre-season game played right here in ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Reflections of a sportswriter on being a Texas Ranger fan... pretty much since birth.
R.I.P., Korey StringerIt was 10 years ago that Minnesota Vikings' offensive lineman Korey Stringer dropped dead on the team's training camp field, a victim of a heat stroke. I covered the Vikings' first game in the wake of their teammate's death, a pre-season game played right here in ... More >>
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September 6, 2010
Labor Day Memories: Where I've Worked
Labor Day, Schmabor Day. Yeah, I'm flying my flag today. But I'm also in here and on the radio at 105.3 The Fan. At work. And not complaining. Considering I've got friends who've been on unemployment going on a year now, I feel fortunate to have a gig - much less two - that I love. And cons ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Black Students Are Leaving DISD And Heading For Suburban Schools. Is That Such A Bad Thing?
Labor Day, Schmabor Day. Yeah, I'm flying my flag today. But I'm also in here and on the radio at 105.3 The Fan. At work. And not complaining. Considering I've got friends who've been on unemployment going on a year now, I feel fortunate to have a gig - much less two - that I love. And cons ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Idol Rich: We Bid a Charitable Farewell to Smiles McTUrban
First off: Yes, it's true. After encouraging viewers to contribute, President Obama really did say, "And to this year's finalists, as Randy says, 'You're all my dawgs.'" Now that that's out of the way, I'll refrain from commenting on the few questionable performances by seasoned bank-earning ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Idol Rich: The NTX Two Get Schooled By Miley Cyrus...Um, What?
This week's theme was Billboard Number Ones. A valid theme for American Idol if there ever was one. Props to Lee Dewyze for kicking out the Box Tops jam "The Letter" even though, sadly, no one mentioned the recently late lead singer of said group, Alex Chilton. Not saying DeWyze did the song any ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
North Carolina, Meet John Wiley Price
After we watched the county commissioner's temper tantrum yesterday (again and again and again), Patrick "Buzz" Willliams declared it awfully "bush league." We talked about how it was like one of those council meetings you see excerpted on newscasts across the country during which the anchor stares ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
Whitt's End: 11.13.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *OK, so let it be known that my buddy and Ticket founding father Mike Rhyner has been/is calling for a Cowboys' appearance in this year's Super Bowl. This, after 14-plus years as president of the a ... More >>
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August 3, 2009
The Top 10 Reasons Austin is Better Than Dallas
Different vibe in Austin, sayeth this T-shirt for sale on South Congress. Born in Oak Cliff. Raised in Duncanville. Citizen of Dallas. But every time I go to Austin - like this past weekend when I skeedaddled from Cowboys' Camp in San Antonio for a quick getaway - I feel like I belong ther ... More >>
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July 3, 2009
He'll Be There: Every Time You Hear That Song, Remember, Willie Hutch Wrote It
Willie HutchIn the paper version of Unfair Park this week, I make mention of my interview with Willie Hutch, the Carrollton-born great who, during our 1998 chat at his Cedar Hill recording studio, recounted how he came to write the Jackson 5's immortal "I'll Be There." The story about The Mack, who ... More >>
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July 1, 2009
The Top 10 Most Notable Sports Deaths of Our Era
Patrick Michels An old Michael Jackson poster at last week's candlelight vigil in Duncanville. I grew up with Michael Jackson. Had his Off the Wall album cover tacked - that's right, tacked - to my bedroom wall. As a senior member of the 1982 Duncanville Panthers' basketball team - district 9 ... More >>
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June 29, 2009
Picture Show: Remembering MJ at Zubar
Gloria LevarioWe already mentioned the candlelight vigil for Michael Jackson in Duncanville Thursday night here on DC9. Later that night, though, Dallas DJs did their part to keep the pop legend on everyone's mind, while plenty of folks turned up in their vintage MJ-wear.As Tyrone Smiley & DJ Ni ... More >>
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June 26, 2009
Pitcure Show: Last Night's Michael Jackson Candlelight Vigil in Duncanville
Patrick MichelsFrom left, Blanca Martinez, Giles Prather and Marcus Smith with candles and Michael Jackson memorabilia last night in Duncanville.Last night in Duncanville, at the corner of Westmoreland and Wheatland, in the parking lot for a shuttered old Albertson's grocery store, K104 DJ Cat Daddy ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
T.O. Talks About the Cowboys. Well, Sorta.
I'm sure he'll have more to say when he arrives in town later this month for his annual summer camps down in Duncanville, but former Dallas Cowboys' receiver Terrell Owens talked a little about his former team this week with 105.3 The Fan host Greg Hill. The raw, unedited audio is here, and it' ... More >>
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May 6, 2009
Last Night: Snoop Dogg at House of Blues
Snoop Dogg with Johnny Ringo & the Hustle BoyzHouse of BluesMay 5, 2009Better than: Rollin' down the street smoking Indo, sippin' on gin and juice.Roger CaldwellFor more pictures from this show, visit Roger's slideshow here.Four words: This show was packed. Usually, you find scalpers trying to s ... More >>
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March 10, 2009
Running The Rock
In 1990 I finished the White Rock Marathon. And it almost finished me. This year, I get my revenge: Back then I was a 26-year-old flatbelly, just a couple years removed from competitive cross country and a full-speed dork who would precede Saturday morning flag football at The Village Coun ... More >>
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February 11, 2009
What's In My Closet? Steroid-Free Baseball Edition
Found these two old pics over the holidays. In the one above I'm 7 at some rinky dink field in Duncanville; after the jump I'm 37 at a home-run contest at The Ballpark in Arlington. In each I'm a Rangers' fan, consumed not with steroids and HGH but rather batting glove night, Minyard bat nigh ... More >>
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January 28, 2009
It's the Year of the Ox! Is that Good for the Mavs?
Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>
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December 22, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Luis Yanez Making Pro Boxing Debut at AAC
I do weird things while (only technically, it appears) on vacation. Like, for example, wonder if the sport of boxing is alive and wonder if Duncanville fighter Luis Yanez is well. The answer: Yes. And Yes. A lil' boxing birdie whispered to me this morning that Yanez - who flamed out amids ... More >>
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October 27, 2008
Cherry Pit Trial Is, Apparently, Not About Sex At All. Right. OK, Then.
I do weird things while (only technically, it appears) on vacation. Like, for example, wonder if the sport of boxing is alive and wonder if Duncanville fighter Luis Yanez is well. The answer: Yes. And Yes. A lil' boxing birdie whispered to me this morning that Yanez - who flamed out amids ... More >>
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September 25, 2008
Here to Serve
I do weird things while (only technically, it appears) on vacation. Like, for example, wonder if the sport of boxing is alive and wonder if Duncanville fighter Luis Yanez is well. The answer: Yes. And Yes. A lil' boxing birdie whispered to me this morning that Yanez - who flamed out amids ... More >>
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September 18, 2008
An Item in Which the Phrase "Something Sticks" Has a Whole New Meaning
I do weird things while (only technically, it appears) on vacation. Like, for example, wonder if the sport of boxing is alive and wonder if Duncanville fighter Luis Yanez is well. The answer: Yes. And Yes. A lil' boxing birdie whispered to me this morning that Yanez - who flamed out amids ... More >>
News
September 18, 2008
Swingtown
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
May 27, 2008
Over The Weekend: Forever The Sickest Kids and Saturday Night Skate Jam
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
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March 4, 2008
Back to the Future With Bill Clinton
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
February 28, 2008
Bush for Obama! Bush for Obama!
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
February 6, 2008
Tomorrow's Headlines Today
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
January 30, 2008
A Duncanville Soldier Died in Germany; Cause of Death Being Investigated
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
December 24, 2007
Yule Love this News Round-Up
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
December 19, 2007
Hoops Du Jour, With a Side of Pigskin
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
December 17, 2007
Far As One Guy's Concerned, The Cherry Pit Will Come Out on Top
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
Blogs
October 23, 2007
Children of Dallas, Keep Your Bra Straps To Yourselves
Local swingers think life is a bowl of cherries, but Duncanville wants to spit out the Pit
News
October 4, 2007
Family Shattered After Oscar Sanchez's Murder
Sanchez's family thought they'd left the lawlessness of Mexico behind. But somehow it caught up with them.
Blogs
June 25, 2007
Blasts From The Past ... Er, Present ... Um, Future?
Sanchez's family thought they'd left the lawlessness of Mexico behind. But somehow it caught up with them.
Calendar
March 29, 2007
Suspicious Minds
Duncanville gets caught in a trap
Blogs
March 12, 2007
Metroplex Monopoly
Duncanville gets caught in a trap
Calendar
September 14, 2006
Schadenfreude, Anyone?
Duncanville gets caught in a trap
Blogs
August 29, 2006
Romancing the Stone
Duncanville gets caught in a trap
Calendar
May 11, 2006
Blonde Jokes
We're actually rooting for the three bears
News
October 13, 2005
One Guess
Popular sandwich meat, rhymes with Moroney
Calendar
August 18, 2005
Hot Air
Popular sandwich meat, rhymes with Moroney
Dining
October 21, 2004
Puff Tank
New eatery Jaden's Restaurant & Bar coming in November
Best of Dallas
October 14, 2004
Best Place to Eat in the Southern Dallas Dining Wasteland
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
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September 25, 2003
Best Ice Rink
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